Heavenly El Cielo in Valle de Guadalupe

Views of EL Cielo successful Valle de Guadalupe. Photo Jill Weinlein

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, El Cielo Resort and Winery successful Valle de Guadalupe provides captivating vino state enrichment opportunities. The CEO of the resort, Gustavo Ortega is passionate astir vino and hospitality. According to El Cielo's Sommelier Sebastian Reyes, Ortega visited Valle de Guadalupe years agone for a day solemnisation and loved everything astir the area. He started buying onshore with grapes to marque wine, and 5 years aboriginal built a boutique edifice wherever guests could portion large wine, unbend successful blase villas and admit the earthy surroundings.  

El Cielo successful English means "Heaven," and passim the property, nestled successful the bosom of Mexico's vino country, guests volition consciousness arsenic if they are successful a magical spot.

16 varietals astatine El Cielo Winery - Photo Jill Weinlein

Located adjacent Ensenada, Baja California, El Cielo is 1 of the astir environmentally, vigor efficient, and sustainable destinations. Once the winery opened, it soon received designation granted by the Ensenada City Council arsenic the First Eco-Responsible Company successful 2015. 

Guests tin instrumentality a covered wagon oregon play cart circuit done the vineyards to larn much astir the grapes. El Cielo Winery grows 16 antithetic varietals that see Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Tempranillo, Sangiovese, Malbec, Merlot, Syrah, Zinfandel, Primitivo, Nebbiolo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Grenache, and Pinot Noir.

Their ngo is to nutrient Mexican wines with the champion grapes successful the region. They travel processes and practices ensuring the highest quality. 'At slightest 28 acres of vines are certified organic, and we are moving to person 100% integrated soon,' said Reyes.

Other enrichment activities astatine the edifice see vino tasting, and blending your ain vino to instrumentality home. 

Photo by Jill Weinlein

Partake successful a spectacular 6-course vino meal during your stay. Unique dishes with thoughtful vino pairings includes Mayan ceviche with blackened spices paired with Cassiopea 2020 Sauvignon Blanc. Lamb Dzic is paired with a solid of Andromeda 2019 Chenin Blanc, and Duck Yucatan-syle Salbute is paired with a beauteous solid of Capircorinus Chardonnay.

Pork belly tacos successful a acheronian bluish maize tortilla are enhanced successful a chimole condiment and paired with Copernicus 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot. Grilled lamb is served Baja benignant with a reddish Orion 2019, beautifully blended with Tempranillo, Grenache and Merlot.

Diners decorativeness with a airy guava mousse for dessert and a solid of G&G Sauvignon Blanc 2021.

Polaris for meal and brunch - Photo by Jill Weinlein

The different eating venue Polaris is located perched supra the lobby of the resort. It opens successful the greeting serving a beryllium down Baja influenced meal oregon brunch. Besides an aerial conditioned eating room, determination is an outdoor eating terrace offering olive histrion and edifice views.

Start with greenish foodstuff and java to bask with sliced baked breadstuff and enhanced food with section effect preserves. Menu favorites see pancakes, avocado and spinach toast, eggs Benedict with lamb oregon a smoothie bowl.

Wine and Dine astatine El Cielo Resort and Winery. Photo Jill Weinlein

Enjoy a Baja-Yucatan fusion luncheon paper astatine Latitud 32 aft vino tasting oregon motorcycle riding done the vineyards. The paper features soups and salads, seafood, grilled premier Angus cuts, lamb and pork.

Al fresco eating presents panoramic views of the property’s expansive grapevines and majestic mountains that overgarment the skyline. Wines tin beryllium paired with your luncheon selection, oregon the unit is blessed to marque and service crystal beverage and different non-alcoholic beverages.

El Cielo Resort. Photo Jill Weinlein

WINERY WEDDING

The religion is simply a focal constituent astatine El Cielo Resort. Those looking to person a winery wedding successful Valley de Guadalupe volition admit the picturesque setting. There is an outdoor reception country that is simply a abbreviated locomotion from the chapel and adjacent a beauteous lake. Guests tin enactment overnight successful adjacent villas adjacent to the religion oregon by the main lobby for casual entree and parking.

Larger groups admit the caller al fresco Equinox Terrace adjacent to the vineyards accommodating up to 300 people. There is besides a ample tract adjacent the winery and Latitud 32.

El Cielo specialists volition instrumentality attraction of each item earlier the peculiar time arranging flowers, nutrient and wine. They volition acceptable up and decorate, positive put each your needs during and aft your wedding, societal oregon firm event. 

Master Suite astatine El Cielo Resort. Photo Jill Weinlein

Staying successful 1 of the 95 luxurious suites, guests volition observe a comfy enactment during their visit. Besides 23 Junior Double Bed Suites, determination are 39 Junior King Suites and 31 Master suites. The edifice besides has 2 Presidential stand-alone homes for groups and families to enactment together.

Each impermanent villa has 3 suites. Two abstracted suites are supra the Master Suite connected the crushed floor. The Master Suites connection implicit 1,000 sqft of surviving space, with a ample and agleam surviving country with a treble sofa bed. Off the surviving country is simply a impermanent bath with a shower, and a eating country that seats 8 guests. The afloat room has a refrigerator and a abstracted vino refrigerator to support your El Cielo wines astatine the perfect temperature.

A spacious backstage en suite chamber and bath features a luxury king-size bed, a afloat shower, and a heavy soaking jacuzzi bathtub with a ample solid model looking retired onto a lake, vineyard oregon mountains. The closet holds plush robes, slippers and a idiosyncratic safe.

The presumption patio terrace has an outdoor eating array and seating astir a occurrence pit for dinners nether the stars. It's perfect for romanticist getaways, bridal showers and families.

Upstairs Suites astatine El Cielo Resort

Upstairs are 2 beautifully appointed Junior Suites. One offers a king size furniture and the different has 2 treble beds. There is simply a smaller surviving room, a tiny refrigerator, a marble bath with a rainfall and hand-held ablution head, and a backstage terrace with 2 chairs and a array overlooking the resort.

El Cielo Resort

After a time exploring Valle de Guadalupe, travel backmost to El Cielo Resort for a soak oregon aquatics successful the thigh pool. Be definite to instrumentality a locomotion astatine twilight erstwhile the prima sets down the mountains and casts a rosy glow passim the valley. The spot has been recognized 3 times arsenic 1 of the '100 Must-See Places successful Mexico.'

Views everyplace 1 looks - Photo Jill Weinlein

Specials see 'The Grape Harvest Celebration Experience' until Sept. 30, 2023. Book online for experiences starting astatine $204.00 per person.

For the astir implicit harvest experience, oenophiles volition privation to reserve 'Un Dia en El Cielo.' Enjoy breakfast astatine the on-site Polaris Restaurant, spell connected a edifice play cart oregon bicycle for a self-guided circuit of the grounds, and conscionable Harris Hawks during a falconry session. You volition get to acquisition a grape harvest and stomp session, positive sensation Estrella's wines successful the underground cellar. Finish with a four-course curated repast astatine Latitud 32 Restaurant. Book online at $310.00 USD per person.